Half fretted, half fretless

[Roadybus]

i know that the height needs to be the same. not a big deal, i guess.  yet somebody (in the origin threat maybe) spoke of radius-issues. like i said: didn't get it

 

here's another 50:50 type, sent by a gentleman in the equal-bassic-threat.

 

 

[Basvarken]

And the question was ?

[Hellzero]

7 minutes ago, Basvarken said:

And the question was ?

Ask @Roadybus as he's going in all directions now...

[Roadybus]

...?    conclusion so far: 

i was simply hoping to find someone who experienced/build an vertical defretted bass. pro' & con's, ideas etc 

to hold on to the thought of only ONE instrument offering all bass sounds & expressions.

-doubleneck

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-fr/fl on one neck 

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-etc pp

[Maude]

19 hours ago, Hellzero said:

This is exactly the principle of a sitar saddle just as I mentioned it in my post above. 😉

 

Well have been down a deep rabbit hole. Sitar bridge design, javari, the gotoh buzz bridge, mohan veenas. 

All very interesting. And to think some folks complain about the complexities of setting up a bass bridge. 

 

[Maude]

13 hours ago, Roadybus said:

.. and in the end we'll have a '1,5 in 1' instead of 2in1, but nevertheless we're gettin' closer...

 

what do you think of the vertical defretting from 5th fret on a 5str ? 

someone spoke of difficulties due to radius for the fretted, flat fretboard on the mmwah side...but i don't see the point. stupid i am? flat fretboard for both = solved ?

I can't see that radius should have any bearing on anything (other than personal preference) as the strings plane along the neck will be the same regardless. A typical upright bass has a much tighter radius and still produces that characteristic mwah if adjusted properly.